1942 British film
| Go to Blazes | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Walter Forde |
| Written by | Diana Morgan Angus MacPhail |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Starring | Will Hay Thora Hird Muriel George |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Len Page |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 9 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Go to Blazes is a short 1942 British information film, produced by the Ministry of Information, directed by Walter Forde and starring Will Hay and Thora Hird.
Synopsis
When an incendiary bomb strikes his house during the Blitz, Hay fusses so ineptly with his extinguishing equipment that the bomb burns through the floor – and obligingly falls into a bucket of water in the basement. When a second bomb strikes, his daughter shows him how to do the job properly.
Cast
- Will Hay - Father
- Thora Hird - Elsie
- Muriel George - Mother
Reception
BFI Screenonline refers to it as a "wittily written information film."
References
- "GO BLAZES Main Title (COI 957)". Iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- "BFI Screenonline: Go to Blazes (1942)". Screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
External links
- Go to Blazes at IMDb
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